{"id":1141229,"date":"2021-12-22T09:05:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141229"},"modified":"2021-12-22T09:05:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:05:47","slug":"budget-busting-pork-for-poverty-pimps-geraldo-praises-manchin-for-standing-firm-against-bbb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/budget-busting-pork-for-poverty-pimps-geraldo-praises-manchin-for-standing-firm-against-bbb\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Budget-Busting Pork For Poverty Pimps\u2019: Geraldo Praises Manchin For Standing Firm Against BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbudget-busting-pork-for-poverty-pimps-geraldo-praises-manchin-for-standing-firm-against-bbb%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141229&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera praised Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) for standing against President Joe Biden\u2019s mammoth spending package, the Build Back Better Act.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera took to Twitter to voice his opinion, saying, \u201cDespite relentless badgering, barrages of insults and Hollywood star slanders of #WestVirginians Sen_JoeManchin did what he always telegraphed: reveal #BBB as bloated with a feast of noble-sounding, budget-busting pork for poverty-pimps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Despite relentless badgering, barrages of insults and Hollywood star slanders of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WestVirginians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WestVirginians<\/a> Sen_JoeManchin did what he always telegraphed: reveal <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBB<\/a> as bloated with a feast of noble-sounding, budget-busting pork for poverty-pimps.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraldoRivera\/status\/1473305318901886977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/does-the-president-feel-betrayed-press-corps-peppers-psaki-with-questions-on-dustup-with-manchin\/\">Manchin<\/a> had signaled months earlier that he was not comfortable with the price tag of the behemoth social spending bill \u2014 and he even sat down with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in July, detailing the issues he wanted to see addressed before he could vote for the package in a statement they both signed. He had said repeatedly that his top-line amount for the total package was $1.5 trillion, and he warned that with inflation on the rise, it would be unwise to push through anything larger.<\/p>\n<p>But as the Democrats\u2019 self-imposed Christmas deadline approached, members of the House Progressive caucus had put pressure on Manchin and fellow moderate Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), both of whom they needed on board \u2014 in addition to the tie-breaker vote promised by Vice President Kamala Harris \u2014 if they wanted to pass the BBB using the reconciliation process.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin made his final decision this past weekend, announcing to \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d host Bret Baier that he was \u201ca no on this legislation.\u201d He said that President Biden had been fair in his negotiations, but that at the end of the day they just could not meet in the middle. Citing continued concerns about inflation \u2014 which he said that West Virginians were already feeling in a number of aspects of their everyday lives \u2014 he also noted that Congress should instead be focused on how to handle the surging Omicron variant rather than taking on more spending and sweeping new programs.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-a-no-joe-manchin-says-he-cannot-vote-to-continue-on-build-back-better\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve done everything humanly possible. And you know my concerns I had, and I still have these concerns,\u201d Manchin continued, noting that the people in his home state of West Virginia were already feeling the impact of inflation and he was concerned that it would not be a transitory thing. \u201cIt\u2019s real, it\u2019s harming every West Virginian, it\u2019s making it almost \u2014 difficult for them to continue to go to their jobs. The cost of gasoline, the cost of groceries, the cost of utility bills, all of these things are hitting in every aspect of their life and you start looking at \u2014 then you have the debt that we are carrying at $29 trillion, you have also the geopolitical unrest that we have. You have the COVID, the COVID variant, and that is wreaking havoc again, people are concerned.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith my family, I know everyone is concerned, so when you have these things coming at you the way they are right now, I\u2019ve always said this, Bret: if I can\u2019t go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can\u2019t vote for it, and I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can\u2019t. I\u2019ve tried everything humanly possible, I can\u2019t get there,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/joe-manchin-takes-high-road-in-response-to-cori-bush-suggesting-hes-racist-for-opposing-biden-agenda\/\">Manchin<\/a> added.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The White House quickly responded to Manchin with a scathing rebuke authored by Press Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-breach-of-his-commitments-jen-psaki-unloads-on-manchin-after-he-says-no-to-build-back-better\">Jen Psaki<\/a>, who accused Manchin of negotiating in bad faith and of reversing his position at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground. If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator\u2019s colleagues in the House and Senate,\u201d she said.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera praised Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) for standing against President Joe Biden\u2019s mammoth spending package, the Build Back Better Act.Rivera took to Twitter to voice his opinion, saying, \u201cDespite relentless badgering, barrages of insults and Hollywood star slanders of #WestVirginians Sen_JoeManchin did what he always telegraphed: reveal #BBB as bloated with a feast of noble-sounding, budget-busting pork for poverty-pimps.\u201dDespite relentless badgering, barrages of insults and Hollywood star slanders of #WestVirginians Sen_JoeManchin did what he always telegraphed: reveal #BBB as bloated with a feast of noble-sounding, budget-busting pork for poverty-pimps.\u2014 Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) December 21, 2021Manchin had signaled months earlier that he was not comfortable with the price tag of the behemoth social spending bill \u2014 and he even sat down with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in July, detailing the issues he wanted to see addressed before he could vote for the package in a statement they both signed. He had said repeatedly that his top-line amount for the total package was $1.5 trillion, and he warned that with inflation on the rise, it would be unwise to push through anything larger.But as the Democrats\u2019 self-imposed Christmas deadline approached, members of the House Progressive caucus had put pressure on Manchin and fellow moderate Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), both of whom they needed on board \u2014 in addition to the tie-breaker vote promised by Vice President Kamala Harris \u2014 if they wanted to pass the BBB using the reconciliation process.Manchin made his final decision this past weekend, announcing to \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d host Bret Baier that he was \u201ca no on this legislation.\u201d He said that President Biden had been fair in his negotiations, but that at the end of the day they just could not meet in the middle. Citing continued concerns about inflation \u2014 which he said that West Virginians were already feeling in a number of aspects of their everyday lives \u2014 he also noted that Congress should instead be focused on how to handle the surging Omicron variant rather than taking on more spending and sweeping new programs.As The Daily Wire reported:\u201cI\u2019ve done everything humanly possible. And you know my concerns I had, and I still have these concerns,\u201d Manchin continued, noting that the people in his home state of West Virginia were already feeling the impact of inflation and he was concerned that it would not be a transitory thing. \u201cIt\u2019s real, it\u2019s harming every West Virginian, it\u2019s making it almost \u2014 difficult for them to continue to go to their jobs. The cost of gasoline, the cost of groceries, the cost of utility bills, all of these things are hitting in every aspect of their life and you start looking at \u2014 then you have the debt that we are carrying at $29 trillion, you have also the geopolitical unrest that we have. You have the COVID, the COVID variant, and that is wreaking havoc again, people are concerned.\u201d\u201cWith my family, I know everyone is concerned, so when you have these things coming at you the way they are right now, I\u2019ve always said this, Bret: if I can\u2019t go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can\u2019t vote for it, and I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can\u2019t. I\u2019ve tried everything humanly possible, I can\u2019t get there,\u201d Manchin added.The White House quickly responded to Manchin with a scathing rebuke authored by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who accused Manchin of negotiating in bad faith and of reversing his position at the last moment.\u201cSenator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground. If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator\u2019s colleagues in the House and Senate,\u201d she said.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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